L.A. Women
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L.A. Women
Narrated by:
Nerissa Bradley
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Narrated by:
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Nerissa Bradley
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Ella Berman
Summary
'My Brilliant Friend meets Daisy Jones and the Six in this immersive story of friendship and rivalry... Berman is at her finest' T. Greenwood, author of Keeping Lucy
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An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious writers and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based upon the other's life, revealing everything…from the author of Reese's Book Club Pick Before We Were Innocent.
After a steady descent from literary stardom, Lane Warren is back. She’s secured a new book deal based off the life of her sometime friend and, more often, rival Gala Margolis. Lane’s only problem is that notorious free spirit Gala has been missing for months.
Ten years earlier, Gala was a charming socialite and Lane was a Hollywood outsider amidst the glittering 1960s L.A. party scene. Though they were never best friends, Lane found Gala sharp and compelling. Gala liked that Lane took her seriously. They were both writers. They were drawn to each other.
That was until Gala’s star began to rise, and Lane grew envious. Then Lane did something that she wouldn’t ever be able to take back…changing the trajectories of both their lives.
Bold, dazzling, and crackling with tension, L.A. Women plunges readers into the legendary parties and unparalleled creativity of iconic Laurel Canyon, while exploring the impossible choices women face when ambition collides with intimacy. At what cost does great art emerge? And who pays the price?
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'A truly exceptional novel... L.A. Women is nothing short of iconic' Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters
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Critic Reviews
This 60s set novel is perfect for summer, transporting you to California's Laurel Canyon
fierce rivalries between writers...If you’re looking for stories that contains equal parts glitz and grit, then look no further.
Berman faithfully ticks off the places and faces of 1970s LA, but describes internal landscapes more impressively. Both women wrangle with their prescribed roles, harboured hopes, desire for fame and recognition on their terms — and whether betrayal is an acceptable way to achieve their goals.
A gripping reminder of how complicated friendships can be
If complicated female friendships are your bag, you'll enjoy this compelling novel...Los Angeles makes the perfect glittering backdrop to the unfolding drama
A truly exceptional novel about the vagaries of female friendship and creative ambition, L.A. Women fizzes with energy and intrigue. Berman’s Los Angeles is a glittering, ecstatic party, full of fascinating, charismatic figures that made me want to linger even as the lights began to dim. Much like its subject matter, L.A. Women is nothing short of iconic (Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters)
Ella Berman’s writing is transportive, hypnotic, and addictive. I fell wholeheartedly in love with the intensity of these L.A. Women and the way Berman unabashedly explores the deep, glimmering, and turbulent waters of artistic ambition amid the alluring backdrop of 1960’s Los Angeles. This novel reads like a spell, a California fever dream, and a risk taking excavation of the moments that most define us. L.A. Women is phenomenal (Chelsea Bieker, author of Madwoman)
An unflinching exploration into the emotional depths of artists, LA Women is as soulful and scintillating as Laurel Canyon itself (Rachel Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox)
From the very first pages of Ella Berman’s L.A. Women, I was hooked. A tantalizing balance of mysterious and eerie, glittering and evocative, this novel skillfully explores the depths and complexity of artistic ambition and female friendship — all set against the shimmering backdrop of 1960’s (and 1970’s) Los Angeles. There’s something so transportive about Ella’s writing, about the way she captures parties in Laurel Canyon as palpably as the emotional push-pull between two writers and friends; it’ll have you hanging on every word and turning the pages at record pace. This is a can’t-put-down read (Genevieve Wheeler, author of Adelaide)
An electrifying story of fame, ambition, creativity and friendship, threaded through with a mystery that compels you to keep reading, L.A. Women is an utterly all-consuming novel (Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer)
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